LOS ANGELES, May 13 (Reuters) – The long-awaited cast reunion of “Friends” will air on May 27 and will feature many celebrity guests, including Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and K-Pop band BTS, it said Thursday. the streaming service HB0 Max.
“Friends: The Reunion,” which would feature all six of the original cast, was supposed to be filmed more than a year ago, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The one-shot, unscripted special was filmed earlier this year on the same Los Angeles stage where the original comedy of six young twentysomethings living in New York took place.
“Friends”, which ended its 10-year broadcast on the NBC channel in 2004, was one of the most popular shows on television in the 1990s and found a new life on streaming platforms, where it is one of the series most viewed worldwide.
The reunion will feature Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew Perry.
HBO Max said more than 15 celebrity guests will also participate, including former cast members like Tom Selleck (Richard) and Maggie Wheeler (Janice), and others like British soccer star David Beckham, “Game of Thrones” actor Kit. Harington and Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; edited in Spanish by Lucila Sigal)
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